NCTA books top Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Liberty execs to speak at The Cable Show

Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) CEO Brian Roberts, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) CEO Glenn Britt and Liberty Global (Nasdaq: LBTYA) CEO Michael Fries are among the top industry executives who will speak at The Cable Show convention in June, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association said Thursday.

Roberts, who didn't attend last year's confab in Boston because of a family commitment, said in March that he plans to unveil a new version of Comcast's X1 platform at the convention, which is being held in Washington, D.C. Roberts is scheduled to speak at the general session on June 11, the second day of the convention, on a panel that includes Fries, Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeffrey Bewkes and Viacom (NYSE: VIA) CEO Philippe Dauman.

NCTA hasn't yet released the complete lineup for the opening general session. The schedule currently lists opening remarks from Cox Communications President Pat Esser and A&E Networks President Abbe Raven. NCTA CEO Michael Powell and Disney Media Networks co-chair Anne Sweeney are also scheduled to speak.

Comcast CTO Tony Werner is scheduled to moderate a panel on "widening the pipe" on June 11, which will look at technology like DOCSIS 3.1 and Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON). The panel includes executives from Arris (Nasdaq: ARRS), Motorola Mobility and Aurora Networks.

Emerging businesses such as home automation and home healthcare monitoring are the focus of a panel on June 11 that includes Comcast SVP and General Manager of New Businesses Mitch Bowling, Cox Chief Strategy Officer Asheesh Saksena, Mediacom SVP Dan Templin and Peter Stern, EVP and chief strategy, people and corporate development officer at Time Warner Cable.

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